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Jordan is traditionally an agricultural nation. With the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, however, Jordan lost much of its richest agricultural land. Today, Air Jordan Shoes, only 3 percent of Jordan's total land area is under cultivation. Most of the cultivated area is in the Jordan Valley, where the irrigated land is used to grow fruits and vegetables, including grapes, melons, citrus fruits,
tomatoes, and cucumbers. Grains, mainly wheat and barley, are the major crops produced in the country's uplands. Sheep and goats are the most important types of livestock, and they are raised for both milk and meat.
Jordan has large deposits of mineral resources, such as potash, phosphates, limestone, marble, and salt. Minerals that have been discovered in Jordan in recent years include barite, Retro Jordans, quartzite, and gypsum. Although the nation has deposits of copper, uranium, and shale oil, these remain largely unexploited. As Jordan does not have any petroleum deposits, the country relies on Iraqi oil exports to satisfy its energy requirements.
Jordan is traditionally an agricultural nation. With the Israeli occupation of the West Bank in 1967, however, Jordan lost much of its richest agricultural land. Today, Air Jordan Shoes, only 3 percent of Jordan's total land area is under cultivation. Most of the cultivated area is in the Jordan Valley, where the irrigated land is used to grow fruits and vegetables, including grapes, melons, citrus fruits,
tomatoes, and cucumbers. Grains, mainly wheat and barley, are the major crops produced in the country's uplands. Sheep and goats are the most important types of livestock, and they are raised for both milk and meat.
Jordan has large deposits of mineral resources, such as potash, phosphates, limestone, marble, and salt. Minerals that have been discovered in Jordan in recent years include barite, Retro Jordans, quartzite, and gypsum. Although the nation has deposits of copper, uranium, and shale oil, these remain largely unexploited. As Jordan does not have any petroleum deposits, the country relies on Iraqi oil exports to satisfy its energy requirements.